A successful first season in Serie A for Williams saw Roma finish third and reach the final of the Italian Cup. Williams himself finished third in the Serie A Foreign Player of the Year award, second in the Fans Player of the Year running and second again in Young Player of the Year. Made his international debut this season and has gone on to gain 7 caps for Argentina, scoring 5 goals.

Shoesmith left the Staines Massive four games into the season to sign for Bologna and they secured a 14th place finish in Serie A. Shoesmith’s career at the club may be short as Bologna suffer financial difficulties and the striker is their most sellable asset.

Macdonald secured a move to OM and has gone on to have success on the French south coast as they stormed their way to the Ligue 1 title along with players like Loic Remy, Lukas Podolski, Hugo Rodallega and Andre Gignac. Macdonald also won the French League Cup, was twice named Ligue 1 Player of the Month and was second top scorer in the league.

Leicester established themselves in the Premier League with a seventh place finish in the league and reached the FA Cup final. Rees himself finished as the Top Scorer in the Premier League as well as being named Players’ Player of the Year and named in Team of the Year. Despite all this Rees is still awaiting his first Welsh cap.

Appearances: 39
Goals: 25

Another very good season, although why won’t they call me up?! Cheers as well, reading these always perks up my weekend

India’s most decorated player now has 23 caps for his country and 13 goals but he now has some medals to go alongside his caps. Palermo shocked European football by beating Inter, Milan and Juventus to the Serie A title and finished runners-up in the Champions League, losing to Zenit in the final. Rana was named Fans Player of the Year and third place in Serie A Young Player of the Year.

Appearances: 45
Goals: 15

WOW! That is quality - winner of one of the best leagues in the world, runners-up in the CL final, Fans player of the year? I’ll take that. So when do I actually get to cash in on my success, become a hero to millions of Indian boys, a poster boy for the girls, and have a film named after me (‘Bend it like Bikram’)?

Macdonald secured a move to OM and has gone on to have success on the French south coast as they stormed their way to the Ligue 1 title along with players like Loic Remy, Lukas Podolski, Hugo Rodallega and Andre Gignac. Macdonald also won the French League Cup, was twice named Ligue 1 Player of the Month and was second top scorer in the league.

Appearances: 35
Goals: 24

I knew I’d settle in well. I got an A in GCSE French.

I got a D in mine, only because i copied someone else’s coursework and cheated. I’m putting this down as the reason i didn’t score that many goals.

After six months of injury problems following his move from Dover, Etwaroo’s first full season for Lyon was a success as the club finished as runners up in Ligue 1. Etwaroo’s place may be in danger next season as both Eduardo and Rafael van der Vaart join Hulk in competing for places in the attacking part of Lyon’s team.

Appearances: 44
Goals: 21

Alex Good (Blackburn)

After stating he wanted to move at the end of last season Good remained at Ewood Park as Blackburn once again had a good season, finishing in 6th spot and winning the FA Cup. Rovers’ decent finish couldn’t appease Good though, who is still looking to move away from the club.

Appearances: 40
Goals: 16

Alexander Johnson (Lille)

Johnson’s second season in France saw Lille struggle in Ligue 1 as they could only manage a 12th placed finish in the league. Injuries for Johnson coincided with the club’s poor form and Johnson could only muster up nine goals in the league. Johnson continues to impress for Italy however and now has 9 caps and 6 goals.

Appearances: 27
Goals: 13

Ben Andrew (Blackburn)

Happier at Blackburn than his strike partner Alex Good and impressed during Rovers’ rise to sixth place in the league. Will be looking to establish himself as part of the full national squad as he still awaits his first England call up.

Appearances: 40
Goals: 12

Ben Cuffe-Fuller (Las Palmas)

Cuffe-Fuller helped Las Palmas to another remarkable season in La Liga, finishing above all expectations and finishing in 8th place just missing out on Europa League football next season. Finished as second top scorer in the league and named in the FIFPro XI. Still awaiting a call up from either New Zealand, England or Jamaica.

Appearances: 30
Goals: 24

Benjamin Rees (Leicester)

A man who has pretty much kept Leicester in the Premier League for the past two seasons did so once again as the Midlands club finished in 15th position. Having kept the club afloat for the past two years Rees is now looking for a move elsewhere and feels his talents should see him at a bigger club. A move may see him finally make the step up to the Welsh national team.

Appearances: 43
Goals: 18

Bikram Rana (Palermo)

A difficult season for Palermo saw the defending Serie A champions finish down in 9th position and make no major inroads in Europe and the Champions League. Rana struggled for league goals, netting just 9 times, but his efforts were noticed by the supporters as he was third in the running for Serie A Fans Player of the Year. Continues to be in fine form for India with 21 goals in 29 games.

Appearances: 42
Goals: 14

Colin Gray (Bordeaux)

Finally left Cheshire after years of complaining about the area and found his way to France with Bordeaux. However, his first year in France was characterised by injuries to his arms and ankles and the club struggled into 9th place but managed to win the French Cup. Now has five goals in 15 games for Northern Ireland.

Appearances: 26
Goals: 15

Dan O’Brien (Werder Bremen)

One of the many Ramble strikers now in the Bundesliga and O’Brien formed a fruitful partnership alongside David Clucas as Bremen finished third. O’Brien took to Germany straight away as he won a number of Player of the Week awards as well as securing the Top Scorer award and being named in the Team of the Year. O’Brien is still awaiting a call up to the England team.

Appearances: 47
Goals: 33

Daniel Shoesmith (Bologna)

Bologna just about improved on last season in Shoesmith’s first full year in Italy and finished in 13th place. Shoesmith had a good season in Serie A scoring 15 times but is considering his options as he looks to find himself a bigger club.

Appearances: 35
Goals: 15

David Clucas (Werder Bremen)

Left Harrogate to sign for Werder Bremen who he helped to secure Europa League football for in the 2013/2014 season with a fifth placed finish. Clucas himself finished as Top Scorer and winning most MotM awards, he was also named in Team of the Year as well as the FIFPro World XI. Clucas made his international debut this season and has gone on to win four further caps and scoring five goals.

Appearances: 49
Goals: 38

Jake Harrison (Sampdoria)

Corby to Sampdoria may have been a step up to much for the former England Under 21 player as he only managed to score 6 goals in his first season in Serie A. Will be hoping for a more productive second season alongside James Or Jim Campbell, provided Campbell remains at the club.

Appearances: 31
Goals: 12

James Clinch (Celtic)

Left Dartford to go to the SPL and was part of Celtic’s title winning team, finishing a massive 34 points ahead of Rangers. Clinch did justice to Henrik Larsson’s number 7 shirt and was named Players’ Player of the Year, Top Goalscorer and named in the Team of the Year.

Appearances: 39
Goals: 30

James Macdonald (Marseille)

Macdonald secured a move to OM and has gone on to have success on the French south coast as they stormed their way to the Ligue 1 title along with players like Loic Remy, Lukas Podolski, Hugo Rodallega and Andre Gignac. Macdonald also won the French League Cup, was twice named Ligue 1 Player of the Month and was second top scorer in the league.

Appearances: 35
Goals: 24

James Wright (Arsenal)

The £50m man had a decent season back in England as Arsenal finished in third in the league. Wright was named third in the Players’ Player of the Year award and finished the season as the third top scorer in the league. Despite all his success he is still awaiting his first England cap.

Davis has finally settled to life in Israel and had a superb scoring record for Tel Aviv. This could well be his last season at the club though with Chelsea taking notice of his scoring exploits. His international career has been just as impressive, helping USA win the Gold Cup and scoring twice in the final, now has 35 caps and has scored 15 times.

Appearances: 42
Goals: 39

James Or Jim Campbell (Sampdoria)

Campbell did well in his first full season in Italy as Sampdoria finished in seventh place in the league. He was named as runner up in the Young Player of the Year award. Campbell’s spell in Italy may be brief as he’s linked with a big money move back to England with Chelsea.

Appearances: 29
Goals: 21

Jonny Blackwell (Valencia)

From Ebbsfleet to Valencia and taking on David Villa’s number 7 shirt was going to be a tough ask for Blackwell but he adapted well as the club finished in 6th in La Liga and secured Europa League football.

Appearances: 39
Goals: 15

Jonny Sharples (Monterrey)

Remains in Mexico but next season could be his last in Central America as his contract is coming to an end, although his has said he is very happy at the Mexican club. Has made his mark as Monterrey’s most famous player.

Appearances: 42
Goals: 37

Kai Gammon (Racing)

Last season helped Hyde into the Blue Square Premier and this year helped Santander to a midtable finish in La Liga. In his first season in Spain he finished as runner up to Lionel Messi in the Player of the Year award and impressed enough to be named in the FIFPro XI alongside Ben Cuffe-Fuller. Now has 9 Welsh caps and 10 goals.

Appearances: 36
Goals: 20

Lee Quickenden (Heerenveen)

Worcester and midtable in the Blue Square South to Heerenveen and a title winner in the Netherlands. Quickenden had a great first season, finishing as second top scorer in the league and forming a great partnership up front with Pete Donaldson.

Appearances: 33
Goals: 25

Lord Ramble (Porto)

From Redditch to the former Champions League winners and Ramble made the switch with ease in an impressive first season finishing with a title winners medal. Lord Ramble was named Forward of the Year, Most Man of the Match awards winner, Top Goalscorer and named in Team of the Year.

Appearances: 28
Goals: 20

Lukey Moore (Birmingham)

After leaving Woking Moore had his pick of clubs across Europe but settled on a move to Birmingham and played well as the Midlands club finished midtable in 14th. His first season in the top division saw him finish as equal fourth top goalscorer. Will hope his form continues into his second season in order to gain internationl recognition.

Appearances: 37
Goals: 20

Marcus Speller (Bordeaux)

Bordeaux signed a second Blue Square North striker after Colin Gray’s move from Vauxhall and this could explain why they only managed to finish in 9th place, however, a French Cup win could please Speller in his first season in France.

Appearances: 37
Goals: 15

Mark Wallace (Grasshoppers)

Poor. That’s the only word that can be used to describe the Saudi international. Only managed to score 3 goals in the Swiss league and will leave Grasshoppers this summer and head to Feyenoord in the hope the Netherlands will be more fruitful. His record for Saudi Arabia is impressive though with 26 caps and 23 goals.

Appearances: 30
Goals: 10

Martyn Ramsey (Celtic)

Joint winner of last season’s Ramble Golden Boot award’s Celtic once again won the SPL with ease, a massive 34 points clear of second placed Rangers. Ramsey and Clinch were the dream partnership scoring 49 goals between them. Ramsey was named as third top scorer and won the Football Writers’ Player of the Year award as well as being named in the SPL Team of the Year. Ramsey is apparently looking to move from Celtic and continues to reject contract offers.

Appearances: 51
Goals: 37

Mathew Page (Marseille)

The Canadian loved life in Israel and was ready to commit his international future to the country but when Marseille came knocking Page couldn’t say no and formed a successful partnership with James Macdonald. Page claimed a Ligue 1 winners medal in his first season and finishing as third top scorer. Still no international recognition.

Appearances: 56
Goals: 42

Matt Tilby (AZ)

From Eredivisie winners to fourth place in Tilby’s second season in the Netherlands. The Australian finished as third top scorer in the league. Unfortunately AZ couldn’t get out their group in the Champions League but will look to use the experience for the Europa League next season. Tilby has impressed at international level with 13 goals in 21 caps.

Appearances: 40
Goals: 20

Michael McGarry (Juventus)

A big step up from Dorchester to Juventus but took it all into his stride as he had an impressive season in Serie A as Juventus secured fourth place. He finished as third top scorer, was named Foreign Player of the Year, Player of the Year, Serie A Fans Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year. Can also show a Europa League winners medal for this seasons achievements. Made his debut for Ireland and has scored five goals in six games.

Appearances: 53
Goals: 35

Michael Shand (Bayern Munich)

Shand completed his first full season in Germany and once again he won the Bundesliga title. Shand finished as fourth top scorer in the league and was also named Bundesliga Footballer of the Year. Shand finally made his debut for England and now has seven caps and six goals for his country.

Already knew he was going to join Heerenveen from Guisley but couldn’t have imagined his first season would see his new club pip Ajax, Feyenoord, PSV, AZ and Twente to the Erdivisie title. His partnership with Lee Quickenden fired the club to the title and he will be looking forward to Champions League football next year.

Appearances: 26
Goals: 15

Rhys Absolom (Genoa)

Perhaps Absolom just isn’t suited to life in Italy as the Welshman once again struggled to find goals in Serie A as Genoa finished in 8th place. However, Absolom is clearly talented as his record for his country would tell you with 13 goals in 20 caps for Wales. He is still managing to keep Lukas Podolski out of the team.

Appearances: 35
Goals: 9

Rob Williams (Roma)

Another great season for the Argentine as Roma won Serie A, five points clear of second placed AC Milan. Williams finished as fourth top scorer in the league and won most Man of the Match awards (11) as well as being named in the Serie A Team of the Year. Has now played 12 times for his country, scoring 10 goals.

Apperances: 37
Goals: 27

Robert Beaton (Tottenham)

His first full season at White Hart Lane was impressive as he formed a good partnership with Alberto Gilardino as Spurs finished in 9th position in the Premier League. Beaton continued to do well for Scotland with 6 caps and 5 goals.

Appearances: 32
Goals: 13

Robert Jarvis (Inter)

A superb second season in Serie A from the England international. Inter finished third in the league but Jarvis did in the personal award stakes finishing second as Fans Player of the Year, second Top Goalscorer and third as Young Player of the Year. Has an amazing 22 goals in 17 caps for England.

Appearances: 48
Goals: 34

Ross Gallacher (Fulham)

Gallacher is beginning to adapt to life at Craven Cottage in his third season, and hopefully his injury problems are behind him now after successfully recovering from a broken leg. Gallacher continues to be named in Scotland squads and now has 16 caps and 4 goals.

Appearances: 41
Goals: 15

Rufus Demel (Chelsea)

The greatest number 78 in Chelsea’s history had another good season but Chelsea disappointed as the defending champions could only manage a 5th placed finish in the Premier League. Demel finished third in the running for Young Player of the Year and continued to do well for Scotland and now has 15 caps and 12 goals.

Appearnaces: 43
Goals: 20

Vito Burke (Stade Rennais)

Now in his third season with Rennais, Burke continues to impress. His club once again came third in Ligue 1 but he was in superb form once again with four Player of the Month awards (September, October, February & March) and being named Foreign Player of the Year, Star of the Season, Top Goalscorer and named in Stars Team of the Year and XI of the season. Has impressed for Ireland too with 25 caps and 19 goals.

Appearances: 47
Goals: 37

The Awards

The Ramble Golden Boot Award - Mathew Page (chris waddle’s wild pelanty) with 42 goals each in league and cups.

The Josef Bican Award - Jameson Davis (Lorenzo von Matterhorn) with an average of 0.93 goals a game.

The Canadian loved life in Israel and was ready to commit his international future to the country but when Marseille came knocking Page couldn’t say no and formed a successful partnership with James Macdonald. Page claimed a Ligue 1 winners medal in his first season and finishing as third top scorer. Still no international recognition.

Another great season for the Argentine as Roma won Serie A, five points clear of second placed AC Milan. Williams finished as fourth top scorer in the league and won most Man of the Match awards (11) as well as being named in the Serie A Team of the Year. Has now played 12 times for his country, scoring 10 goals.

Apperances: 37
Goals: 27

Boom Shaka Laka!!!!!!!! get in! im hoping i will lead Argentina to glory and become more of a Roma hero that Totti haha

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